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Climate and Evolution
 
28 November 2007

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The magnetometer (MAG) on board ESA’s Venus Express detected wave signals that show evidence of lightning in the atmosphere.

Credits: ESA (Animation by C. Carreau)
 
 
Surface of Venus by Venera 13
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These images of the surface of Venus were taken by the Soviet Venera 13 lander in 1982.

Credits: Venera 13/Russian Academy of Science
 
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Escape of light gases from a planet
This cartoon shows the escape of light atmospheric gases from a planet's gravitational field.

Credits: Carter Emmart
 
 
Climate evolution on Venus
This cartoon shows the processes involved in climate evolution on Venus: volcanic gases, clouds, chemical reactions at the surface, chemical reactions in the atmosphere caused by ultraviolet light, and the escape of gases to space.

Credits: Carter Emmart
 
 
Wave events showing lightning at Venus
Signals recorded by the magnetometer (MAG) on board ESA's Venus Express on 9 June 2006 from an altitude of 305 km, show evidence of lightning flashes at high northern latitudes on Venus.

Credits: MAG/Venus Express/ESA, Russell et al., 2007
 


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